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Harry James Hemphill

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Harry James Hemphill

Birth
Death
17 May 2005 (aged 86)
Burial
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Harry James Hemphill

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ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY ON OCTOBER 23, 1943. AFTER TRAINING AT CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA SERVED WITH THE SEA BEES 76TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, COMPANY A, SECOND PLATOON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A CARPENTER'S MATE FIRST CLASS. LANDED ON THE ISLAND OF GUAM FIVE DAYS AFTER IT WAS SECURED BY THE MARINES. ENGAGED IN BUILDING AIRSTRIPS, DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 16, 1945.

This Info was Posted On The National WWII Memorial Registry Of Remembrance Website By Robert Medley Gatewood it Is Entered here With His Permission

World War II Memorial

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Harry James Hemphill

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ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY ON OCTOBER 23, 1943. AFTER TRAINING AT CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA SERVED WITH THE SEA BEES 76TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, COMPANY A, SECOND PLATOON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A CARPENTER'S MATE FIRST CLASS. LANDED ON THE ISLAND OF GUAM FIVE DAYS AFTER IT WAS SECURED BY THE MARINES. ENGAGED IN BUILDING AIRSTRIPS, DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 16, 1945.

This Info was Posted On The National WWII Memorial Registry Of Remembrance Website By Robert Medley Gatewood it Is Entered here With His Permission

World War II Memorial

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Gravesite Details

Son of Harry J. and Iris Martin Hemphill. He married Maye Mitchell May 24, 1941 in St. Charles, MO. He was a World War II Navy CB veteran.



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